WASHINGTON, D.C. – When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in the U.S. this week, no administration officials showed up to greet him.
Vice President and soon-to-be presidential nominee Kamala Harris also chose a campaign event over attending Netanyahu’s joint address to Congress, something vice presidents typically do.
This is due to a Democrat party in deep division over Israel. Even long-time supporters such as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer have backed away from the current Israeli government.
Schumer stated, “The Netanyahu coalition no longer fits the needs of Israel after October 7th.”
The shift has been growing for years. In 2001, just 18 percent of Democrats nationwide sympathized with the Palestinians. Now it’s up to 38 percent. And in today’s war between Israel and Hamas, more than half of Democrats – 53 percent – believe Israel is committing genocide against Palestinian civilians.
Former New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind is the founder of Americans Against Antisemitism. He believes his former party is now unrecognizable.
“I was a Democrat as an elected official for 36 years but I’m a Republican now and it’s obvious why: because the Democratic Party has abandoned Israel,” Hikind told CBN News.
There will be dozens of empty Democrat seats Wednesday when Netanyahu speaks on
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